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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for The Wizard's Dilemma.
Characterization labels used: teen protagonists, young wizards, maturing teens, emotionally vulnerable, self-doubting, responsible child, supportive parent, grief-stricken, wise child, playful companion
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
Sent to Ireland for a break from magic, a teen wizard finds the land itself is under mythic threat.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen wizard · older wizards · aunt figure · broody love interest · cat bard · wizard partner · supporting ensemble · autonomous teens · powerful children · character-driven magic
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1594
Three linked Earthsea tales follow Ged across youth, maturity, and old age as magic, identity, and death entwine.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young wizard · flawed protagonist · headstrong youth · humble damaged man · female priestess · young prince · wise mentor · powerful mage · symbolic characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1597
A teen wizard team investigates Mars’s hidden history and wakes a long-dormant force that could endanger Earth.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · growing up · partnered heroes · curious protagonist · obsessive protagonist · rule-breaking · competent female lead · supporting ensemble · newcomer characters · alien wizard
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1635
A lonely boy hires a questionable wizard to help find his kidnapped parents, and the quest gets stranger from there.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: resourceful child · naive protagonist · lonely child · resilient protagonist · quirky wizard · eccentric adult · talkative sidekick · sarcastic sidekick · sentient machine · smart kid · kind girl · mysterious mentor · self-proclaimed wizard · possible con artist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1676
A transformed young knight returns across layered worlds to fulfill vows, confront power, and restore order.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teenage boy · American boy · knight protagonist · wizard protagonist · honor-bound · virtuous protagonist · competent protagonist · immature protagonist · redeemed character · coming-of-age
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1684
A Korean-Canadian teen with scent-triggered time slips goes to Korea to uncover her mother’s disappearance and her own past.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · reserved protagonist · brave protagonist · emotionally mature teen · emotionally unavailable father · single father · absent mother · supportive best friend · sweet love interest · supportive aunt · complex side characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1694
A gifted boy enters a wizard school, unleashes a shadow, and must learn true power through balance and self-knowledge.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · arrogant youth · gifted child · apprentice wizard · brooding wizard · wise mentor · true friend · rival apprentice · relatable protagonist · self-correcting arc
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1703
Five scattered teen Gatekeepers race across a ruined future world to reunite before the Old Ones’ final battle.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · gifted children · five gatekeepers · character development · matured protagonists · reluctant hero · betrayer · redeemed character · supporting companion
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1723
A sheltered teen prince is pulled from his tower into a portal-driven fantasy of magic, bloodlines, and looming evil.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: relatable teen · whiny protagonist · pimply teen · sheltered hero · chosen one · passive hero · inept learner · prophesied prince · young wizard · cardboard side characters · unreliable adults · dark lord figure
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1735
A teen flees an alien regime that brainwashes adults with metal caps and heads for a rumored refuge in the mountains.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · flawed hero · curious outsider · rebellious youth · bullying cousin · mysterious mentor · knowledgeable companion · fallerible protagonist · boys' adventure
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1747
A teen superhero team opens an illegal club to test powers, then faces a deadly crowd-controlling enemy.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · flawed heroes · morally conflicted · self-doubt · angsty teens · self-loathing · cautious moralist · charismatic leader · isolated outsider
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1760
A hidden immortal clan must protect a teen with healing blood as rival sects, disease, and prophecy turn her into a target.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · immortal heroine · psychic powers · healer · rebellious teenager · naive protagonist · powerful child · mentor figures · secretive family · violent antagonists
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1770
